Resilience is a multifaceted concept but, in the context of learning, it can best be thought of as an individual’s capacity to create and maximise opportunities as well as responding positively to setbacks and challenges. Developing students’ resilience is becoming increasingly important. Research has shown resilience links to attainment, retention, engagement and employability. However, very little work has examined what aspects of curricula enhance resilience and the particular role of active learning frameworks in achieving this. In this study, we analyse the effects of optional real-world internship placements on eight measures of resilience. Psychometric testing was conducted twice per student – at the start of their second academic year and again at the end. Students choosing an internship had significantly higher challenge orientation and adaptability scores than other students in the same cohort. Adaptability of both interns and non-interns improved over the academic year, but improvement was significantly higher for interns. Scores for optimism, purposeful direction and ingenuity significantly increased between start-of-year and end-of-year tests for interns versus a decline for non-interns. We conclude that facilitating student engagement with real-world issues and challenges through supported internships within an active learning framework is an important mechanism for increasing students’ resilience.

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更高程度的适应力：使用心理测试揭示大学实习的好处

韧性是一个多方面的概念，但在学习的背景下，它最好被认为是个人创造和最大化机会以及积极应对挫折和挑战的能力。培养学生的适应能力变得越来越重要。研究表明，弹性与成就、保留、参与和就业能力有关。然而，很少有工作研究课程的哪些方面增强了弹性，以及主动学习框架在实现这一目标方面的特殊作用。在这项研究中，我们分析了可选的现实世界实习安置对八项弹性指标的影响。每个学生进行了两次心理测试——在第二学年开始时和结束时再次进行。选择实习的学生的挑战取向和适应能力得分明显高于同一队列的其他学生。实习生和非实习生的适应性在学年中都有所提高，但实习生的适应能力明显提高。与非实习生相比，实习生在年初和年终测试中的乐观、有目的的方向和独创性的分数显着增加。我们得出的结论是，通过在主动学习框架内支持实习来促进学生参与现实世界的问题和挑战是提高学生适应能力的重要机制。与非实习生相比，实习生在年初和年终测试中的乐观、有目的的方向和独创性的分数显着增加。我们得出的结论是，通过在主动学习框架内支持实习来促进学生参与现实世界的问题和挑战是提高学生适应能力的重要机制。与非实习生相比，实习生在年初和年终测试中的乐观、有目的的方向和独创性的分数显着增加。我们得出的结论是，通过在主动学习框架内支持实习来促进学生参与现实世界的问题和挑战是提高学生适应能力的重要机制。